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Las Vegas school board ends meeting early amid pay protests
August 23, 2019 – AP

La Center teachers could strike on first day of school
August 23, 2019 – AP

Legal Fight Over Reading Program Leaves North Carolina Schools Uncertain Before Classes Start
North Carolina elementary schools are in a state of confusion as the legal fight escalates over what program to use to test the reading skills of their youngest students.
August 23, 2019 – McClatchy-Tribune

School district bans trainings based on gender differences
August 23, 2019 – AP

Report: West, Central Africa violence closes 9,000 schools
August 23, 2019 – AP

Ethnic Studies Bill Delayed in California Amid Controversy
A proposed law that would require all California high school students take an ethnic studies course is on hold for this year after the draft curriculum prompted weeks of escalating controversy from diverse groups whose members said they were misrepresented or excluded.
August 23, 2019 – McClatchy-Tribune

School district closed while air quality is tested
August 23, 2019 – AP

Bullet fired through Florida preschool classroom
August 23, 2019 – AP

New Hampshire getting $46M to expand charter schools
August 23, 2019 – AP

Teacher shortage, protests complicate educator pay dynamics
August 23, 2019 – AP

California may join other states in OKing 17-year-old voters
August 22, 2019 – AP

Arizona extends tuition rate for students in US illegally
August 22, 2019 – AP

Nebraska school pulls yearbook photos of teacher's baby
August 22, 2019 – AP

Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay to $40,000
August 22, 2019 – AP

Survey: 1 in 3 teachers would leave for higher pay
August 22, 2019 – AP

1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting near school in Mississippi
August 22, 2019 – AP

Survey: 1 in 3 Tennessee Educators Would Leave for Higher Pay
One in three Tennessee teachers say they would leave the profession if they could get a higher paying job, while some administrators say their job isn't worth the stress and disappointment.
August 22, 2019 – AP

New school transgender rules fire debate in Portugal
August 22, 2019 – AP

Virginia school system gets federal funding for free meals
August 22, 2019 – AP

Gun seized from backpack of student at Springfield school
August 22, 2019 – AP

Hong Kong students plan class boycott for protest demands
August 22, 2019 – AP

Investigators raid online Oklahoma charter school's vendor
August 22, 2019 – AP

After school Nazi salute video, more racist videos emerge
August 21, 2019 – AP

L.A. Unified Schools Regain Full Control of Programs for Their 64,500 Disabled Students
The Los Angeles Unified School District, which educates about 64,500 students with disabilities, will regain full control over programs that serve their special needs, after decades of costly court-ordered outside supervision, officials announced this week.
August 21, 2019 – Education Week

School bus driver shortage prompts new recruiting gambits
August 21, 2019 – AP

Ohio Forms School Safety Center to Prevent, Address Threats
Ohio is creating a school safety center to help prevent and address violence involving schools and students.
August 21, 2019 – AP

Indiana parents worry about children's in-school tablet use
August 21, 2019 – AP

Fired New Mexico ed secretary to lead Las Cruces schools
August 21, 2019 – AP

STEM centers, maker space coming to Oklahoma City schools
August 21, 2019 – AP

School district's tax-rate flub led to $900K deficit
August 21, 2019 – AP

Arizona colleges move to extend tuition rate for immigrants
August 21, 2019 – AP

Seeking to end NC budget impasse, Cooper talks to educators
August 21, 2019 – AP

Migrant children programs report drivers harassing buses
August 20, 2019 – AP

Schools' active-shooter training video may come with opt-out
August 20, 2019 – AP

California pension fund wants to join Facebook lawsuit
August 20, 2019 – AP

Las Vegas teachers union schedules date for possible strike
August 20, 2019 – AP

It's no joke, mom: Florida teen arrested in school threat
August 20, 2019 – AP

Empty glass: Beer company pays off school lunch debts
August 20, 2019 – AP

2 Indiana online schools in enrollment dispute shutting down
August 20, 2019 – AP

Alaska community ordered to relocate fuel in school's tanks
August 20, 2019 – AP

Portland Public Schools nearly scammed out of $2.9M
August 20, 2019 – AP

Suit: Catholic school fired unwed teacher for being pregnant
August 20, 2019 – AP

Telehealth possible for kids in some New Orleans schools
August 20, 2019 – AP

NC gov brings in teachers to build budget pressure
August 20, 2019 – AP

Parents get final choice on schools' active-shooter video
August 20, 2019 – AP

Calif. School Condemns Video of High Schoolers Giving Nazi Salute
A school district in Southern California condemned a video of high-schoolers giving Nazi salutes and singing a Nazi song after it became public Monday.
August 20, 2019 – AP

Wisconsin school bus companies scramble to find drivers
August 19, 2019 – AP

Maryland Democrats want to move on ahead education plan
August 19, 2019 – AP

Company sees retaliation in Kansas ending literacy grant
August 19, 2019 – AP

Black Student 'Shamed' When School Officials Colored Hair
A student's parents are suing Texas school administrators for coloring in a hair design on the black student's head.
August 19, 2019 – AP

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